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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
1
FE. C. LIGHTER proprietor announces weekly publication in Aurelia Iowa. The paper is entered as second class mail matter. Local ad rate six cents per line per insertion display ten cents per inch. Special yearly contract subscriptions are one hundred dollars in advance. Outside county subscription is one dollar twenty five cents per year.
As discussions swirl around the Republican and Democratic conventions in Iowa observers speculate on weather and political impact. With all other candidates removed the contest for E. H. Hubbard's seat narrows to Scott and Francis. Scott argues he has sufficient votes to secure victory.
At the Baltimore convention Bryan declared he would not cast a vote for the candidate supported by New York's Tammany delegation. He argued that a candidate should not refuse any delegation's vote nor let it diminish his capacity to serve the nation.
The outcome of the Democratic National Convention will largely control Roosevelt’s third party effort. With Woodrow Wilson a strong progressive chosen to head the Democratic ticket, the third party movement may retreat and await a better moment to launch anew.
Edward Duffy of Storm Lake called Aurelia Sunday while Andrew Johnson drove from Manson to spend the day at his home. Miss Zera Grigsby visited Aurelia. A wind storm hit around Hanover Tuesday night and Fred Hoffmier lost a ball struck by lightning. Manson barber shop theft leaves no clue. Mrs. C. C. Beeghly operated on for appendicitis and is recovering. A surprise party for Hazel Holmes celebrated her sixth birthday with games, music, a lunch, and photos on the lawn.
Manager Gillham lists baseball fixtures for the team with July dates and opponents including Johnson Biscuit Co at Aurelia, Fonda at Fonda, LeMars at Aurelia, Marathon at Aurelia, Sac City at Sac City, and Sac City at Aurelia on August 2.
Special arrangements with the Iowa Homestead allow a one year subscription to that farm paper with every new Sentinel subscriber. The Homestead is praised as a top farm publication and farmers in the territory are urged to seize the offer. One year of The Iowa Homestead and The Sentinel costs one dollar.
Grain and stock farm of 280 acres in O'Brien county Iowa offered by referee Henry Derick. Southeast quarter of section 26 southwest quarter of section 25 and north half of northwest quarter section 36 in township 94 range 39. Buildings include 11 room house good barn granaries and fenced. 40 acres blue grass pasture 30 acres hay land 210 acres in crop. Sale one third cash balance in five years at five percent interest. For home or investment must be sold soon. Call on or write Primghar Iowa.
Transfer notice lists Samuel Ramaden to H W Ramsden for land in section 22 in Cherokee County Iowa. Public record filed in the office of the recorder. Property transfer appears in the monthly transfers list.
A series of land transactions lists transfers to multiple grantees including Joseph Montgomery Alfred G Wilkie and others in sections 35 86 and 29 91 40. Purchasers include Robert Simpson William J Peck N T Burroughs and AG Warren with values ranging from small parcels to large sums.
A Christian Herald piece explains progressive compound interest and steady saving. It contrasts a worker who saved a dollar weekly with a swindle survivor, showing 4 percent growth over decades and the power of consistent deposits to reach thousands.
The New York Sun notes that deaf theatergoers rely on actors facing the audience to read lips. Managers say blocking aims to keep lines audible for lip readers, while ticket buyers request seating that best supports lip reading during performances.
A man named Mr B with his valet visited a jeweler in a private room and produced a box of real diamonds and pearls requesting they be replaced with imitations for a confidential sale. The jeweler refused, noting Mrs B previously tried the same ruse and was thwarted two years earlier.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Thackeray’s fondness for his greatest hero. Louis Melville narrates a tale of a London visit where Lowell, visiting Evan, encounters the novelist pale and weary and asks if he is ill, inviting him inside to share more.
The article recounts how Mr. Lowndes funded an 1836 church near Sandbach with capacity for 400 to 600. Construction halted after his death on Queen Victoria’s coronation day, leaving crypts and walls intact. Since then it has rested unused, visited only by tourists impressed by its ruin.
A curious ancient Hindu instrument uses two small silver trumpets and a delicate internal device. Musicians adjust it to the neck, not the lips, producing varied tones from neck pulsations. Foreigners wonder how the sounds arise, as veneration for its soft, musical qualities spreads.
The Dial notes the post office sold misdirected books as part of last year’s $10,000 clearance, totaling 1,222 packages. The collection included many languages and a Choctaw Psalms Bible, with Bibles and religious works predominant.
James Green of Coventry, aided by a single labourer, arranged and built the Stivichal church from foundation to turrets. He reportedly worked about 40 years on the task, with seven years between the old church’s demolition and the new opening. The feat, like many building records, may stand for generations.
A fragment reports that observing Jupiter’s moons and their eclipses yielded a major discovery about Earth’s position in its orbit relative to Jupiter. The incomplete text hints at a historic conclusion linking celestial mechanics and planetary motion.
The Metropol itan Magazine notes J P Morgan keeps few friends and avoids public notice. His close ties are with lifelong acquaintances, mainly men from his youth, not business associates. In London he avoids bows and publicity, while in New York he moves swiftly from cab to building, displaying his piercing, determined gaze.
Charles Baxter, Stevenson’s executor, reveals in a letter to the Daily Mail the initials L I R stand for Liberty Justice Reverence. He explains a teen draft of a constitution that called for abolishing hereditary peers and recalls Stevenson’s reaction upon learning his father found the draft and the ensuing painful confrontation.
Fragmentary text describes a penalty involving a front bench and rot. Names or places are unreadable, with garbled phrases about Benet and Wagiatra Gon. No clear event, date, or organization can be established from the legible parts.
An attendant opens the gate to release a girl and her friends after a lesson without any fine or prison. The scene ends with her going home, as reported by the New York Sun.
Scientific American describes an Italian marine experiment with cork-based varnish to shield ship interiors from condensation. The hygroscopic coating uses ground cork consolidated with copal and mercury sulfide and applied to metal walls, absorbing about eight to nine grams of water per square meter of surface.
A century ago the Conscience Fund began with its first contribution and a record has tracked every penny. The fund totals about 500000 dollars, with a peak single gift of 18060 dollars from an anonymous donor who explained the sum as duty on smuggled goods.
The consul Southard Warner reports a Brazilian cost of living for a small four person family in Bahia. Estimated monthly expenses include rent 75 dollars provisions 150 dollars servant 30 dollars cooking fuel 10 dollars lighting 10 dollars water 5 dollars laundry 2 to 300 dollars total with incidentals. The note ends with a literary aside on life and faith.
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